page_title: History of the Japanese in Seattle
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Japanese in Seattle
caption_attribution_description: English: PH Coll 792.EYT2 Subjects (LCSH): Processions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Flags--Japanese; Flags--United States; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909&#160;: Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle The Portland Cordage Co. Rope Walk can be seen in the background.
context_page_description: There is a population of Japanese Americans and Japanese expatriates in Greater Seattle, whose origins date back to the second half of the 19th century. Prior to World War II, Seattle's Japanese community had grown to become the second largest Nihonmachi on the West Coast of North America.
context_section_description: There is a population of Japanese Americans and Japanese expatriates in Greater Seattle, whose origins date back to the second half of the 19th century. Prior to World War II, Seattle's Japanese community had grown to become the second largest Nihonmachi on the West Coast of North America.
caption: Japanese trade delegation arriving at Seattle's Smith Cove in 1909
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